NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Ben Stiller's comic sequel "Meet the Fockers" opened in first place at the Christmas holiday box office, according to preliminary studio figures released Sunday. The Universal comedy, also starring Hollywood big stars Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand, is expected to gross 44.7 million US dollars from Friday to Sunday, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. Since debuting Wednesday, the film, sequel to 2000 hit "Meet the Parents," has grossed about 68.5 million dollars. Last week's leader, "Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events," slipped to third, earning about 12.5 million dollars. Here is the list of Top Ten for Weekend of December 24-26, 2004: 1. Meet the Fockers, $44.7 2. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, $12.5 3. Fat Albert, $12.4 4. The Aviator, $9.4 5. Ocean's Twelve, $8.6 6. Darkness, $6.4 7. The Polar Express, $6.3 8. Spanglish, $5.0 9. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, $4.9 10. Phantom of the Opera, $4.2
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